gesneriad

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noun

Any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

noungesneriad (plural gesneriads)

plural gesneriads

  1. biologyAny of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals.

Origin

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APA

gesneriad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesneriad

MLA

“gesneriad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesneriad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gesneriad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gesneriad.

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